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I don't normally blog about travel, but am taking a little detour from the regular self-help, love-yourself prattle that I usually write about. As I sit next to my husband Mike, on the plane returning from our trip to Central America, I struggle to decide which experience to share first. The whole trip was exciting, and even Mike who wasn't so sure about this vacation was left with a sense of amazement and complete enrichment. Much to my pleasure, he even thanked me for taking him! Never before have we been to a location with such a diverse style of living, gorgeous snorkeling and dive spots with an added allure of some really strange Mayan history.
You can get lost in the lifestyle of Belize and easily stay for a month or two just exploring the jungle, coastline and islands of this melting pot of ethnicity.
The main language in Ambergris Caye is English, although most locals are multi-lingual and speak Spanish, Kriol, or Maya too. (Most of the children are multi-lingual, and to think I was so proud of myself when I finished that first Spanish section in Rosetta Stone.) We stayed in the heart of San Pedro, a hustling "city" located at the tip of the peninsula located a 1.5 hour ferry ride northeast of Belize City.
Ambergris Caye San Pedro: We stayed at a clean, well-appointed resort in the heart of Ambergris Caye, San Pedro. The vibe in the city is friendly and the locals are busy running their daily lives or operating one of the many local tourist shops.
Most roads are not paved. I laugh to think that I brought heels! Comfortable shoes and flip flops (many pairs) are a must because San Pedro is not known for it's paved roadways and solid municipal infrastructure. When we weren't exploring the rest of the country of Belize we spent time zipping around town in our golf-cart and walking along the beach. All of our days ended with our clothes and shoes covered in dust. At times we felt like actors in a spaghetti western meets Ginger of Gilligan's Island type sit-com.
There are a few places which offer wonderful swimming, (This is a must to know, since seaweed covers the majority of beaches.) and we visited a couple of those spots. Secret Beach in Ambergris Caye is a beautiful hidden gem which is tough to find but well worth the effort. There is an adventure in just getting there.
Palapa Bar & Grill, is a restaurant with live music and a party atmosphere right over the water offers swimming too.
There are very few cars in the town of San Pedro. Everyone uses golf carts to get around which is very cool, but you will get dusty (notice I'm stressing the dust?). I recommend that you get a golf-cart, since walking around amongst all of the golf cart traffic can get dicey. We happened to fall into a good deal on one after breakfast on the third day of our stay. A Lebanese gentleman smoking a joint in the seating area of his restaurant called us over to ask if we were interested in renting one of his golf-carts. He also offered us some of his joint. We took the deal and although tempted, we declined the weed.
Restaurants, beach bars, and shops all add to the party atmosphere in San Pedro. The weather was sunny. The days were hot, beautiful and April is one of the best times to visit.
To Be Continued…
Up Next: The Dangers you need to be aware of when visiting San Pedro.
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Blaster Master is a cult classic of the NES era. It never quite reached the immense popularity of Castlevania or Mega Man, but it was a memorable game. Originally released as the mouthful of a name "Super Planetary War Records Metafight" in Japan, it was localized with a more lighthearted plot for its North American release. The game was memorable for its shifting viewpoints and difficult gameplay. Over the years, no attempt to revive Blaster Master had much success. Blaster Master Zero, developed by Mega Man 9 and 10 developers Inti Creates, is the first attempt in quite some time. As the name suggests, it's an attempt to return the franchise to its roots, and it's an unqualified success.
Set on a postapocalyptic Earth, Blaster Master Zero is a fusion of the original Metafight and the Americanized Blaster Master. Jason is a gifted researcher who discovers a frog-like organism that he names Fred. One day, Fred escapes, and while Jason is chasing him down, he discovers an abandoned battle tank named Sophia and a lost girl named Eve. Jason and Eve work together to figure out what's causing the mutations that threaten the world. The plot is somewhat more dramatic than the original but adheres to its lighthearted frog-finding roots.
The basic gameplay in Blaster Master Zero is similar to Metroidvania lite. It's not quite a free-open exploration, but it's not entirely linear, either. Sophia the tank begins with a handful of abilities but gains more as you progress. She starts with a cannon and the ability to jump, and she gains the power to scale walls, hover, swim and more. The game design is such that each of these abilities leads you to the next plot area, and there's only minimal backtracking. Once you backtrack or get a new ability, it allows you to search for hidden upgrades that are entirely optional but unlock new combat or exploration abilities. You'll eventually have to get every power in the game to unlock the final stage.
It's not quite up to the sense of exploration that comes with an actual Metroidvania title, but it feels good and gives the game a solid sense of progression. There's just enough backtracking, so you get a sense of how much Sophia improves in a short time. Levels that took a half-hour to get through the first time can be zoomed through in under a minute once you have the correct combination of powers.
While the bulk of your time in the game is spent in Sophia, there are times when Jason goes on foot to explore areas that Sophia can't reach, such as small tunnels or caves. Some of these caves are played in the same 2-D plane, but others change to an isometric viewpoint, so you don't have the ability to jump.
The most interesting element of the top-down segments is how your weapon power-ups work. Jason has a gun that powers up with collected energy. Each power-up changes the available weapons rather than its power. One upgrade increases the range, two upgrades let you choose a penetrating laser, three upgrades a machine gun, and so on. At the max level, you get an incredible powerful wave beam that tears through entire rooms of enemies. The upgrades are temporary, and taking damage reduces your energy by one level, so you only maintain maximum power if you avoid getting hit. An early upgrade gives you a recharging shield that soaks one shot every so often.
I didn't find the gun energy system to be a fun gameplay mechanic. It never feels like a trade-off, and it feels like a harsh punishment for bad players. If you have an easy time with the game, then you'll have an even easier time because you can tear through entire rooms with the wave beam. If you're bad at dodging, however, it compounds the problem by giving you weaker weapons. The shield helps a lot by giving players a little leeway without losing their weaponry, but I would've rather had permanent weapons.
The on-foot dungeons are fun, if slightly repetitive. Unlike Sophia, there are no meaningful upgrades for Jason. He gets a couple of new grenade types, but they don't change the gameplay much. Combine that with the gun energy system, and you see almost everything the game has to offer by the end of the first world. I was rarely excited for anything between getting out of Sophia and reaching the dungeon boss battle. Some of the dungeons try to mix things up with puzzles or stealth segments, but I found them to be rather unengaging.
Fortunately, the fast-paced boss fights are a highlight of the game. They're exciting, and each one is different. They're not all hits, but I was always glad when a new boss popped up. They make some clever use of the mechanics. My favorite is a brutish and seemingly invincible boss who requires you to find a way to bring Sophia into range so you can use your new laser cannon. The on-foot bosses tend to test your dodging skills and can range from swarms of regular foes to giant mutant monsters.
The biggest problem with exploration in Blaster Master Zero comes during the rare moments when you're exploring the 2-D segments. On foot, Jason is fragile. The fall damage in Blaster Master Zero is excessive enough that you can fall and die instantly from choosing to jump instead of walking off an edge between platforms. The only times I died in the game were when I took what seemed like a perfectly reasonable leap and ended up losing all of my health. Once you get a feel for it, it's easy to avoid death by never taking any risky leaps, but it's annoying that it's even a concern.
For all of the nagging complaints I have about the on-foot dungeons, they're still fun. Almost all of Blaster Master Zero is fun. It's an incredibly solid update to the NES classic. There's just enough nostalgia to be memorable, but it's also just modern enough to be fun. I never felt like I struggled or fought with the game, and my complaints were minor nagging issues.
It's not a very long game. If you finish everything, including the true ending, it'll take a total of five hours. Finishing that unlocks Unlimited mode, which lets you replay the game with a beefed-up Sophia from the outset. Blaster Master Zero is a good value given its relatively cheap price tag of $10.
Even the visuals are a great update of the NES classic. It has a solid 8-bit art style and captures the feel of the Nintendo classic without compromising strong visual design. It's old-school in all the right ways, as one would expect from the developer. The soundtrack is similarly excellent, containing remixes of classic songs and some new tunes that are charming and properly evocative of the style of the original Blaster Master. All in all, it's a great example of how to make an NES game that still looks good in modern times.
Blaster Master Zero is what a nostalgic game update should be. It isn't bogged down in the past, and it doesn't lose what makes the original game so memorable and fun. It's not quite a masterpiece, but it's a ton of fun to play. Whether you're getting a new upgrade or battling a brutal mutant, it's a well-paced and enjoyable experience. Fans of the franchise should be delighted, and those who have never played the original Blaster Master will find Zero a much better place to start.
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 135318
Hangs after Enabling Swap Space: OK
Last modified: 2014-03-16 22:49:21 EDT
Description of problem:
Booting from VMWare it hangs after it says Enabling Swap Space OK
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
2.Wait for Enabling Swap Space OK message
Actual results:
does not continue after that
Expected results:
should continue after that
Additional info:
What evidence do you have that acls are related to the problem?
What is hanging, exactly? It would really help to get an
"alt-sysrq-t" system trace during the hang (serial console can help to
capture the data.)
Okay well i just got this and never really used it yet so just
telling me what to do without how to do it wont help..
The bug is against "acl" so I assumed there was some evidence that
acls are involved. If not, we need to isolate things to see where
things are really stuck.
Do you have a null modem cable that you can use to send debugging
output from one system to another one? Swap is enabled really early
during boot, so if we're hanging there then the normal logging
mechanisms have not yet started. And a full trace of running
processes will be far too long to capture manually.
Has this system ever booted? Did it only recently start failing?
I just installed FC2 and this is the first boot so its never been
succesffullly booted yet...and what is acl??
"acl" is the component of FC2 which you filed the bug against. It
concerns Access Control Lists.
Sounds like it's not really an acl problem, then. :) I'll refile
against initscripts, as the hang is occurring somewhere during their
execution. We'll still have to narrow it down.
Using VMWare wouldn't affect it right? Because i am running it with
If you boot with 'linux single', does it hang?
well now it goes to bash mode after Enabling swap space
OK, boot with 'linux confirm'; answering 'y' to each choice, at which
script does it hang?
Um..where exactly do i type that?
The bootloader; the same place you entered 'single'.
Note you may need to remove the 'rhgb' option for this.
so in that GRUB booloader screen i edit one of them and just
add 'confirm' ? ....i'm completely new to this stuff
Correct, add it to the end of the 'kernel' line.
Nothing different happened....
It didn't give you a choice such as:
"Start service foo (Y/N/C)?"
OK, boot again with 'single'.
When you get to the shell prompt, edit /etc/sysctl.conf.
Change the line that says:
kernel.sysrq = 0
kernel.sysrq = 1
Save, and reboot.
When it hangs, hit <Alt>-<SysRq>-<P>, and write down
the output there.
Uh it booted and i'm using right now...
Fedora Core 2 is now maintained by the Fedora Legacy project for
security updates only. If this problem is a security issue, please
reopen and reassign to the Fedora Legacy product. If it is not a
security issue and hasn't been resolved in the current FC3 updates or
in the FC4 test release, reopen and change the version to match.
Closing for now. Please reopen if it happens again.


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While this FAQ aims to have plenty of useful information for people in Shanghai, our goal is to provide a general overview rather than specific information on venues or events.
Therefore, here are some useful links, mostly taken the /r/shanghai community (special thanks to matt333 for making the original "useful Shanghai links" thread)
- Shanghai Daily
The website version of the Shanghai-based English language newspaper founded in 1999. Shanghai Daily is the only English language newspaper to be published 7 days a week in mainland China, and covers Chinese politics and economics, as well as entertainment, culture, and sports. Do note though that as a state-run publication, Shanghai Daily is essentially an English language mouthpiece for the CPC.
- Shanghaiist
Founded in 2005, Shanghaiist is part of the Gothamist network of city-specific blogs, and draws in over 500,000 unique visitors a month. It aims to provide a more 'local scoop' type of news, focusing on delivering commentary on Shanghai's local events, entertainment, and food.
- chinaSMACK
chinaSMACK started in 2008 and heralds itself as a source for the 'underground' news scene in China. They report on many topics that aren't covered in Chinese state-run media, and focus more on the Chinese attitudes by translating 'popular and trending Chinese internet content and netizen discussions' into English. If you're accustomed to getting your news from social media sources rather than traditional news outlets, this is probably the site for you.
- Google Maps
While Google services do not work flawlessly in China, Google Maps is still a great choice for finding your way around Shanghai. Not only does it sync well with mobile versions of the app (allowing you to add places and have them synced across devices), but it contains public transport information such as bus and metro lines (including the location of each metro station exit), and when zoomed in even shows you the building topography. Do note that due to a long-standing licensing issue between Google and their Chinese maps provider, you may find that your GPS positioning is randomly offset by anything up to 150 metres - you can resolve this by using ditu.google.com.
- Baidu Maps
Baidu Maps may rely on you having some Chinese ability under your belt in order to use it proficiently, but its level of detail is certainly equal (if not far greater) than that of Google Maps - with the added bonus that it works better on a Chinese internet connection. Baidu Maps loads faster than Google Maps, is updated much more frequently, and doesn't suffer from the same GPS offset issue; but the lack of pinyin means that foreigners invariably find it more difficult to navigate.
- E都市 (E-dūshì)
An incredibly detailed 3D map of Shanghai that is frequently updated as the landscape of the city continues to shift. While public transport lines are included, this map is better used as a quirky alternative to the options above, rather than as a way to help you find your way around the city.
- Explore Shanghai
An excellent, fully featured Shanghai metro map that gives you relevant information on each station (including the first and last train times ), as well as allowing you to plan a route and tell you how much your journey will cost and how long it will take. Mobile apps available for Android (free) and iOS ($1.99 / £0.99).
- Eastday's Shanghai Emap
An easy way to work out Shanghai's huge bus network, this English guide allows you to click a bus and see all of the stops and its precise route overlayed on a map. You can also search by address/location to find out which buses stop there.
- Shanghai District Map
A map showing the breakdown of Shanghai's 16 districts, with a brief description of each one.


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What started as a favor to a friend several years ago, has now flourished into New Jersey's premier window treatment company.
Pelric is a leading dealers of window treatments, window film, and awnings. We install and service all types of window coverings and custom window treatments.
Our company originated back in 1987 as a family hardware store and supplier. Within just a few months we were forced to expand to an industrial supply company, servicing all types of large corporations as a father and son business. In realizing our full potential, we then began to focus our attention towards window treatment, creating a division dedicated to installing treatments and blinds in office buildings and some local homes. Over time, this department has grown into what you see here today. Even as we continue to grow, we stick to our roots; and to this day, we are still a family business, were you will always receive our personal attention to all your needs. We back our products and service completely, and are completely committed to taking care of you; from designing your home or business through to completion, and installation of your window treatments.
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Product: Organic Babies Soothing Baby Salve
Price: £9.70 for 100ml
Available from: John Lewis, Green People
Suitable from: Newborn
Initial Reaction: Handy little tube, smells lovely (lavender)
- Made with 96% certified organic agricultural ingredients
- Made without nasty ingredients such as lanolin, parabens, colourants, synthetic fragrance, PEGs, petrochemicals, phthalates, propylene, glycol or SLS/SLES
- Fairtrade product so providing a better deal for producers in developing countries
- Gentle on the skin and soothing on sore bums!
- Water resistant and provides a protective barrier
- Easily absorbed
- On the expensive side for nappy cream but so worthwhile for its multipurpose uses and ethos
Value for money? Yes, lasts ages as you only need a small amount and very effective.
Overall Reaction: I have tried most nappy creams with my two children and this one is my favourite so far. It is gentle yet effective and my little one doesn't mind it being applied (unlike some more aggressive creams). I also used it on my older child when he had some skin chaffing and it soothed and calmed the redness really quickly
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By Steve Keating
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Tiger Woods was leading the chase as third round play at the Masters began with the field desperately trying to reel in frontrunner Jordan Spieth on Saturday.
Spieth held a five-shot overnight lead on nearest challenger journeyman Charley Hoffman with the rest of the field lagging seven or more strokes back.
The icy cool 21-year-old American has threatened to turn the year's first major into a runaway as he reached the halfway mark in a Masters record 36-hole total of 14-under 130.
But Woods, a four-time Masters champion, was mounting one of his patented third-round charges with a run of three birdies from the second to race up the leaderboard.
With soft conditions, the early starters were able to attack the most difficult pin positions of the week, 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa and 2013 winner Adam Scott of Australia getting in on the chase with birdies at the second and third to join Woods on five-under.
World number one Rory McIlroy, bidding for a career grand slam, made a spectacular start with an eagle on the par-five second to fly up the leaderboard and join a large group on four-under.
McIlroy, who was on the brink of missing the cut with nine holes to play on Friday, and twice defending champion Bubba Watson were one of the several marquee pairings attracting large galleries on another muggy afternoon at Augusta National.
Woods and Sergio Garcia are another pairing in the spotlight, the 14-time major winner and the fiery Spaniard having engaged in a long-running feud.
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An English Storytelling Competition was held on 31st May 2011 at the Main Stage of Malaysia International Exhibition & Convention Centre (MIECC) during the Read Malaysia Bookfair. The English Storytelling Competition was jointly organised by MINES Event Management Sdn Bhd and Hup Lick Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd.
Participants at the competition were well-prepared and some wore elaborate and colourful costumes to add flavour to their stories.
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Wanda-ful Singing: China's Richest Man Wang Jianlin Has Pipes
Being China's richest man affords many liberties, including buying major Hollywood film companies, importing actor Leonardo DiCaprio to China — and singing rock ballads at your company's annual meetings.
Wang Jianlin, the chairman of property and entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, stood in front of his employees over the weekend at a Chinese New Year gala, swaying side to side as the music set his feet tapping. And he began to belt out "Fake Monk," by Chinese rock legend Cui Jian.
"I want everyone to watch me, but not know who I am," Mr. Wang sang. "If you've fallen in love with me, then please kiss my mouth," he sang. Female dancers circled around him and the crowd, as expected, went wild.
A spokesman for Mr. Wang told China Real Time: "The Chairman feels this is one of his hobbies and there's no other meaning." He added that Mr. Wang did a live performance.
The performance may seem a little out of character for a straight-laced former military man, but Mr. Wang's industry friends say he's no stranger to karaoke and loves to show off his pipes.
Also, Mr. Wang isn't the only C-suiter taking the stage in China lately. China's executives, who typically lead very private lives, are proving to have talent beyond the board room.
Ning Gaoning, known for his 15 years at China's largest food conglomerate Cofco Corp., recently penned a poem upon his departure from the food company. When not overseeing property company Soho China Ltd., real estate tycoon Pan Shiyi has spent the last few years teaching others how to lose weight on juice diets. And of course Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's leader Jack Ma, dressed as a punk rocker, memorably took the stage at a 2009 company event to the opening theme from "The Lion King."
As it turns out, Mr. Wang's performance isn't the first of its kind. The corporate crooner sings every year and is practically building a greatest hits collection. China Real Time has dug up a few for your listening pleasure.
–Laurie Burkitt, with contributions by Yang Jie. Follow Laurie on Twitter @lburkitt.


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When I was a kid, "The Jetsons" promised me flying cars would be part of the future, and I would have a robot housekeeper. It's the future, and I don't have either of those things.
Now, automakers are promising self-driving cars are the next big thing, and they will be on the road very soon...supposedly.
Cadillac's launching its Super Cruise driver assist system, and it's as close to a self-driving car as you'll get on the road today. To put the system to the test, I slid behind the wheel of a CT6 for two long days to drive from Cleveland to Chicago and Chicago to Nashville. That was a lot of time behind the wheel, literally, as I didn't need my hands on the steering wheel. The time was well spent, though, because it showed what the system's capable of, and whether Cadillac's delivered on its promise of hands-free driving.
What it is and what it isn't
Turn it on and Super Cruise will take the over steering, throttle, and braking duties while on the highway at speeds of up to 85 mph, whether in traffic or in the middle of nowhere. Let's be clear that Super Cruise doesn't make the Cadillac CT6 a self-driving car. It's an advanced driver assist system that allows for hands-free driving under certain conditions, and that's it.
To use the system, you must be driving on a divided, limited-access freeways with defined exit ramps and no cross traffic. It will not work on major interchanges with undefined exits, and you should not use it in construction zones.
There are five levels of self-driving capabilities when it comes to autonomous cars, and this is a Level 2 system, which means the car can execute both steering and the throttle, but the driver must monitor the driving environment and emergency maneuvers will be the driver's responsibility.
Why isn't it a Level 3 system? Super Cruise still requires you to monitor the driving environment, and it can't perform lane changes or maneuvers without you pausing the system and taking control. Rob Bolio, Cadillac's vehicle performance manger, told me the car's hardware is capable of autonomous lane changes, but the software currently isn't. This could be changed in the future via an over-the-air (OTA) update, though Bolio said Cadillac found its customers don't feel lane changing capability is a priority.
Cadillac Super Cruise
The system adds quite a bit of hardware to the CT6. It has an advanced map module that stores all the mapped LiDAR data, a steering column-mounted camera to watch the driver, six steering wheel-mounted infra-red (IR) emitters that help light your face so the camera can see your eyes even through sunglasses, two Super Cruise modules that are the brains behind the system, a redundant steering system as a backup, object detection modules that read if there are hazards in the road, and a super capacitor that acts as a backup in case there's a fault with the CT6's main 12-volt system. Those features are in addition to a windshield-mounted camera system, and short- and long-range radar that are already part of the CT6's adaptive cruise control system; Super Cruise taps into both of those.
The map module has 160,000 miles of highway mapped out using high-definition LiDAR. That equates to every major highway and interstate in the U.S. and Canada. The map data is fed 25 meters at a time as the system is being used.
Oh boy, is this thing patented. General Motors has 310 patents supporting Super Cruise, and 146 of those patents directly relate to the system itself.


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The bar for kids' birthdays seems to get higher and higher. When I was a kid, I was happy with fried chicken, some new books and a swim at Grandma's…they were all treats as far as I was concerned! Now, those are all part of a typical weekend for my girls, and I blame Pinterest for the pressure to go bigger and bigger for birthday celebrations.
While I do love a good theme party, we've really started refocusing our family birthday efforts (for kids and adults) on experiences, travel and time together (and if we're going to purchase something, going with one bigger, worthwhile gift over a bunch of little stuff).
When it comes to planning your kids' birthday parties, the pressure can be overwhelming for parents. If you feel this way, you're not alone,:over three-quarters (82%) of parents around the world wish there was an easier way to make birthdays feel special for their kids. Wish granted, no candles required! Netflix is granting parents the ultimate birthday gift with the launch of 14 Birthdays On-Demand featurettes. Starring the characters in your kids' favourite shows like Beat Bugs, Barbie and Pokemon, your kids will feel like the characters are singing just for them.
Plus of course you can't beat Netflix for a budget-conscious movie party…just add popcorn!
Here are all of your birthday greeting choices: DreamWorks All Hail King Julien, Barbie, Beat Bugs, DreamWorks Dinotrux, Legend Quest, LEGO Friends, LEGO Ninjago, Luna Petunia, My Little Pony, Pokemon, Project Mc2, Skylanders Academy, DreamWorks Trollhunters and Word Party. Your child has to have a favourite in that bunch!
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Calling all single parents! We would love to serve you with this fun, free event for you and your kids. Sign up now! Each year at the Single Parent Fair, we wash cars, take professional family photos, give away school supplies, and much more!
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Will Boulder Make Public Toplessness Illegal?|
Despite police crackdowns on Boulder's Naked Pumpkin Run and World Naked Bike Ride—a statement against oil dependence—some nudity is legal. Currently, officers wanting to punish someone for being nude must resort to a state law for indecent exposure. However, a conviction could result in mandatory registration as a sex offender—a punishment many officials think is too harsh, even Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner. "Certainly, there are some circumstances that we don't think rise to that level," he tells the Daily Camera. Still, Beckner (pictured) doesn't think there are many legitimate reasons anyone should be naked or partially naked in a public place: "I just don't buy the argument that being naked is political speech."
Though Judd Golden, chairman of the Boulder County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, disagrees, the city is considering a public-nudity law that would expand the definition of being naked to include women exposing a nipple and make it a municipal offense for anyone to be naked in public or within public view. Since the 1980s, municipal law has only addressed nudity in Coot Lake, where people used to sunbathe in the nude (although toplessness was not covered). Tickets would carry a fine of up to $1,000 or up to 90 days in jail.


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Join Nick Brazzi for an in-depth discussion in this video Watch faces and complications, part of Apple watchOS 3 New Features.
- [Instructor] One nice thing about having a Smartwatch is that you can change the face of the watch at any time. Changing watch faces and the Complications that appear on those faces has always been a part of watchOS. Directly on the watch, itself, I can press down on the watch face and then I can swipe left and right through the different watch faces. I could select one or I can go back into that selection screen, there we go, and I can hit Customize and I can change certain details of those faces.
But for now, I'm going to hit the digital crown just to sort of reset and we'll go back to the normal watch face because I want you to see in watchOS 3 you don't have to go into that configure screen. If you don't want to change your Complications, if you just want to change which face you're using you can do it a little faster, you can just swipe between them. So what you'll need to do is place your finger all the way to the edge off of the screen then swipe all the way to the other edge. This is not going to work if you place your finger in the middle of the screen but from here you can swipe left and right and very quickly switch between your different watch faces.
But you also get a lot more control over this if you go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. First, when I go into the Apple Watch app on my iPhone we see those faces listed here and these are the same faces that we saw a moment ago on the watch itself. So to choose a face from here I just tap on the one that I want then I see an option here that says, Set as current Watch Face, then I'm just going to take a step back by hitting the back button in the top left corner and you may have to wait a moment for this to update but after a moment that watch face will change on your actual Apple Watch.
So if this is that list of faces that you'll choose from there are a few things that you might want to do to customize this list. First, you can remove any of the faces from this list that you know that you'll never use. To do that I'll hit this Edit button and I'll see this list here and, of course, I can just tap the little red button, next to any of these faces that I don't want, then confirm that I want to remove it. So I can remove a few of these from the list if I know I'm never going to use them. Now while you're on this list you can also change the order that these faces appear.
So if I place my finger on the handle on the far right side of any of these faces I can drag that up or down. Let me scroll through this list a little bit and I just want to get these three faces together that have sort of that regular analog look. When I'm finished I just hit the Done button, in the top right corner, and now you'll see the order of those faces has changed. And now when I swipe through the faces on my watch this is the order that they'll be in. Also, you may want to customize the color and the Complications that appear on each of these faces and we actually breezed right by those options a minute ago.
All you need to do is tap on a face here on the list and now each face will have different options and it's common to find settings like Color, Style, or something similar, and then your Complications. So I typically prefer blue accents on my watch faces so I'm going to go through the colors here, I'll choose blue, and then I could go through and maybe I'll choose a different Style. Maybe I don't want to see the numbers on the watch so I'll select that. Then I can go to Complications and, of course, this will be different depending on the watch face that you choose but this one has a space for four different Complications.
So let's say I want to change the Complication on the top left, I'll tap on that, and then I can scroll through this list of different Complications. When it comes to Complications there's some improvements there as well in watchOS 3. Faces typically have more spaces set up for Complications but that depends entirely on which face you choose and generally, there are more Complications to choose from including Complications that will be available when you install certain third party apps. You should just make sure you browse through the Complications that are available and choose the ones that you want.
And of course when you're done you could scroll down here and you've got the option to set it as your current Watch Face. For now, I'm just going to hit the back button to take a step back and I've just updated that face on my list. Now if all this is not enough for you then you should take a look at the Face Gallery which is one of the buttons down at the bottom of the screen when you're in the Watch app. So I'm going to go into Face Gallery and there are a lot of options listed here for different faces. And you'll see different variations of preset configurations, these already have Colors, Styles, and Complications set up so you could just choose one of these or use it as a starting point and make some changes.
So if there's one that looks good I might tap on it then I could go through and make some of the same changes that we just made. So again, I want to change the color of this one to blue so I'll choose that and then if I hit this Add button it will add that face to the list of watch faces that we saw earlier so there's a lot of opportunity for personalization here. Using these tools I like to set up a very small list of two or three faces that are configured the way I want then I can quickly switch between them.


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Michelle Simmons
Hi! My name is Michelle Simmons. I was born and raised in the small town of Bowdle. I attended BHSU where I graduated with a BS in Education. I have a double major in Elementary and Special Ed. and a minor in Early Ed. I have been teaching for 23 yrs. Throughout my career I have taught K-12 Special Ed., Pre-K and Kindergarten. I have lived in Harlingen, TX, Eureka, Timber Lake, Sturgis and now Aberdeen. I married Jeff, 27 years ago, and we have been blessed with 2 of the most beautiful children. Jacob, is a Junior at USD and Gwyneth is a Junior at Roncalli. When I'm not teaching and working on/preparing lessons for class, I love spending time with my family and attending their activities. Jacob is a runner for the Yotes and Gwyneth participates in basketball and track and is involved with Oral Interp. and the school play.
I love my family, friends, my career and the amazing relationship I've made along the way. I feel truly blessed to be a part of the Roncalli family.


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"Stillness is as much a physical experience as it is a psychological and spiritual state. As the muscles in our bodies let go of their tension in Stillness, the inner condition of our body changes from being tense and overheated to being clean and refreshed. Our breathing transitions from choppy and irregular to a calm and slow rhythym. With those physical changes come quietly powerful transformations." ~Ed Bacon- 8 Habits of Love
what if I told you that that a Meditation Practice will bring you gains that far exceed your dreams for bringing peace into your life? And, what if I told you that meditation can be easy and there is no way to do it wrong. Although there are ways that will bring you better results, the first and foremost concept to remember is allowing yourself to BE without JUDGING. That's it. The best definition of mindfulness that I've heard is: "Mindfulness is full awareness of the present moment without judgment.
In this course, you will learn the steps to develop and maintain a meditation practice~ all you need to be is committed to yourself and to your spiritual growth.
Be very gentle with yourself as you follow the easy instructions.
In as little as 5 minutes per day you can begin to reap the benefits!
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The world is revolving around Sydney right now, if you didn't know, then you must be living under a rock. Fashion Bible to all who believe, VOGUE has come out strong with its September Issue (The January for fashion publications worldwide). The cover features the beautiful Australian super model Catherine McNeil flanked by Sydney rocker Akira from Sydney band LA MANCHA NEGRA, both hanging out waitin for the rest of the gang to join them for milkshakes ala 50's stylee.
The fashion story inside also features a few more rockers ie; the handsome Liam from the now daparted THE SCARE, he has a new band MYTH & TROPICS. Apparently one guy is from a famous Rockabilly band in Newcastle (will get info) and the other guy is the son of Angus Young from AC DC.
Anyway if you know your Surry Hills street wall paper then you'll be happy to see that the infamous rooftop of the Hibernian House is featured heavily in the shoot. Some of Sydney's most iconic artists and random's have lived here over the years including Ben Frost, Bridge Stehli (we're featuring her right now), Love Ariel, Oliver Heath, Stupid Krap, World End Studios, Anthony Lister, Beastman, Kill Pixie and more…
The story was styled by Australia's no.1 stylist / Vogue fashion director, Naomi Smith (has kids to one of the FAIT ACCOMPLI's). And to cap it all off, the whole she bang was photographed by the talented Max Doyle (yes front man for SONGS).
It's nice to see a little bit of Sydney being put in a time capsule in the pages of one of the more important fashion magazines of our time. Choosing Surry Hills over more famous locations such as Paris or New York is a sign that maybe Sydney is coming of age and what we're doing here is worth showing to the world. More Ben Frost / Beastman and less Banksy imposters on the walls please.
Check out the behind the scenes video of the shoot here
Link to the actual story c/o FASHION GONE ROGUE here
*We were joking about the Angus Young's son bit.
VOGUE September Issue out today.


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Wish Coin Realty LLP.
Project Objective
Objective was to develop a website for company's first online presence demonstrating a different approach to search in real estate.
The website was developed on Drupal based on the designs discussed with client and was completed in time for them to begin uploading their vast database onto the website with the help of their team. A manual to do the same was provided to them for their convenience. The website has great animations and on hover effects.


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I've been making it a point to read more this year. Hopefully, given that I muster up some blatantly lacking discipline and determination, I would be able to cover 52 books. I'm currently sitting at a measly 7, which doesn't really encourage me but it will have to do. Of all the ridiculous things that I can cry over – sad love stories and the like, I still find myself crying over animals dying in the books. It is ridiculous, and I am so embarrassed because I think that the first time I did cry reading a book was when a foal in the book died as well. I've been trying to train myself to be less of a crybaby but damn, it really hits me hard.
I don't struggle with the fact that I would spend a significant amount of time putting animals down in the future though. As long as I don't feel attached or invested in someone else's story. That will be fine.
February has been good thus far. Some friends and I went mini golfing and had brunch at this beautiful restaurant in the hills. It's so beautiful – I want to bring my family here if they're ever in Perth again.
Other than lazing at home I've been spontaneously hanging out with friends when they pop by to visit and it has been great. I love having the flat to myself, and spring cleaning is rather therapeutic. I'm refurbishing my room and buying myself new furniture, which hopefully goes well. I also went through all the crap that is the kitchen cupboards and cleared out all the things that have just been left to rot. Do I get good karma if I donate and give to the needy? I really hope so.
I'm very excited for my trip to Hong Kong over the easter study break. I'll finally be out of the country for a bit and in luxury for just a little while. It's my first time flying SIA for the longest time, and I am literally so excited to have congee, xlb and heaps of dim sum. I also get a couple of days at home with the dog. Life is so good, and I can't be more grateful for everything that has happened. This life is more than good enough. Also, a reminder to myself that I am good enough.


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Children at risk for delayed reading development need a preventive approach to developing emergent literacy skills through concept of print training in preschools. This study examined the effectiveness of print referencing style among low SES children. (Justice & Ezell, 2000, 2002) Teachers used verbal and nonverbal techniques to draw children's attention to print in storybooks. Examples: "Do you see the letter S on this page?" "That word says 'Splash!" (Justice & Ezell, 2004). The author's premise is that children will learn about print through a quality, engaging experience with explicit instruction from a teacher (Justice & Ezell, 2004).
Review of Literature (Important quotes)
"Print knowledge is a multi-determined aspect of development that is influenced by both genes and environment (Lemelin et al., 2007; Petrill, Deater-Deckard, Schatschneider, & Davis, 2005).Lemelin and colleagues' recent research on the school readiness of 840 children showed that alphabet knowledge was less heritable (i.e., genetically influenced) compared to other indicators of school readiness, such as mathematic ability. We can interpret such findings as showing that print knowledge is strongly influenced by the environments in which children are raised and, by extension, is an aspect of development that can be readily modified with changes to the environment" (p. 68).
"A preventive orientation advocates for broad implementation of systematic and explicit early literacy
instruction delivered within early childhood programs so as to prevent early delays in literacy development from progressing into serious reading and writing disabilities that require intensive and
expensive remediation (Torgesen, 1998)" (p. 68).
Participants: 106 preschool children in 23 classrooms serving disadvantaged preschoolers. Children demonstrated risk factors including poverty, family stress (unemployment, homelessness), or suspected /diagnosed developmental delays.
Treatments: Teachers randomly assigned to a condition -14 classrooms used print referencing style for 120 large-group storybook reading sessions over 30 weeks. (Focused on two print targets in each session)
Teachers in 9 control group classrooms read the same storybooks but used their usual style.
Materials: books contained print salient features - speech bubbles, font changes, and accentuated words. Selections were age appropriate ( for 3-5 yr olds). Books were mostly fictional, but included
poetry, informational texts, and alphabet books.
Teacher training: For experimental condition, teachers attended a 1-day workshop that informed them of research on print knowledge, the importance of early literacy instruction for pre-k children, and the specifics of print referencing reading style. Teachers practiced style with peers, then had a follow-up 3-hr workshop (midway through 30 weeks) to review practices and fidelity to treatment. They videotaped themselves once every two weeks, and they also received written feedback on their print referencing sessions during weeks 8 and 22.
Outcome Measures:
(a) child print knowledge outcomes
Upper-Case Alphabet Knowledge and Name-Writing Ability subtests of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening:PreK (Invernizzi, Meier, & Sullivan, 2004).
Preschool Word and Print Awareness assessment (Justice & Ezell, 2001; Justice, Bowles, & Skibbe,
(b) classroom quality.
Classroom Assessment Scoring System—PreK (CLASS–PreK; Pianta, La Paro, & Hamre, 2005)
observation checklists conducted by trained GAs, measured instructional support, emotional support, and classroom management
Children in the print referencing treatment made larger gains from fall to spring and showed medium effect sizes on 3 standardized measures of print knowledge: print concept knowledge, alphabet knowledge, and name writing.
Controlling for classroom instructional quality, the two groups had statistically different gain scores on the three early literacy measures.
Research indicates a longitudinal relationship between preschool knowledge of print and later reading achievement (National Early Literacy Panel, 2004; Storch & Whitehurst, 2002). Children who understand rules about print, names (letters, words, sentences), and the purpose of print are ready for beginning reading instruction, able to connect their print knowledge with the alphabetic principle. On the other hand, children with little knowledge of print (according to longitudinal studies) are more likely to exhibit reading difficulties in later elementary grades (Catts, Fey, Tomblin, & Zhang, 2002; Juel, 1988). Also of interest, research has shown "that both parents and educators can learn to embed explicit references to print into reading interactions with relatively little training (Ezell & Justice, 2000)." (p. 76)


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Heating and cooling services are a must here in Gilbert and Chandler. Arizona is well known for its bake-your-bones heat. Gilbert residents won't just "get around" to fixing their AC unit when it stops cooling the house. It's going to happen right now! The same is true when temperatures drop in winter.
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In a world overflowing with games that involve shooting, killing, running, jumping, blasting and other activities that get your heart pumping and fingers cramping, it can be hard to find games that have a more mellow approach. As a matter of fact, I'm having a very hard time with it.
I didn't think at first that it would be all that hard to find some mellow games. You know, something that has no timer and doesn't require speedy reactions. Unfortunately, it hasn't been easy at all. There doesn't seem to be an actual genre for mellow games, so finding them is like finding a needle in a haystack.
I've been playing Bubble Spinner because it's the only thing I could find that I could chill with. There's no timer, no twitch, and I can play for as long as I can survive. Unfortunately, that gets old after a while. I also have Bejeweled Twist, but that too can get boring after a time. I need something different. So, I asked on FaceBook. I specifically said that I didn't want any social games, but that's basically all people had to suggest. I hate social games. I don't want to have to pay or annoy friends to be able to play a game. So I started searching on Google.
I tried looking up "meditation games" which led me to a few sites that had nothing of value and one site offering a biometric feedback game that cost $399. I tried looking up "zen games", and it seems there are tons of games that use the word zen, but few that actually deliver. Finally I looked up "relaxing games" and came upon this article, but most of the games there were far too slow and boring. So what's a girl to do? There have to be more games out there that a person can just chill with.
I'd love to find something like FarmVille or Virtual Villagers, but the issue with those is that FarmVille is a social game and Virtual Villagers can only be played for a while, then you have to wait for things to happen. I want to be able to play for as long or as short a time as I please. There are some games for various consoles that seem to fit the bill, but I want something I can play on my laptop, preferably for free.
So my question to the world is this: What games do you chill out with? What would be your suggestion for a free, onilne, non-MMO, non-social game that is relaxing to play?


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Fine Tune Your Chassis at The Body Shop
Specializing in repair, maintenance & discovery of
the race car within YOU!
Wanted: People in the Copper Country, particularly those 40+, who are ready to put their health and fitness first to be the best, fittest person they can be, whether in competitive events, general fitness or for daily living. UCanRow2's Body Shop is open for business!!
Head Mechanic: Terry Smythe, Concept2 master instructor, certified personal trainer and former fitness director for Aspirus Keweenaw Fitness Center Houghton/Laurium, with 30 years of experience in the fitness industry.
Our Approach: The UCanRow2 Body Shop offers a cross-training/muscle confusion method where no two workouts are the same and every session is supervised, recorded and adapted to your current fitness level. Your workouts will be challenging, but also fun so you see results and stick with your program. Fitness never felt so good!
Space is VERY limited. Email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information and to claim your spot!
The foundation of all workouts is based around four of the best lifetime exercises you can do for yourself…rowing, cross-country skiing, cycling, running/walking. Concept2 rowing machines and SkiErgs provide you with total-body, non-impact training for all sports, general fitness and daily living. We will combine these machines with bodyweight and weighted movements and exercises scaled for each individual. Fitness for all ages and stages of life, No Excuses!
Fitness assessment included: We'll start with a full assessment of your fitness level and from there set goals for where you want to go. Regular tracking will help us fine-tune your personalized program and keep you on course. It's a fact that we take better care of our cars than we do our bodies! So make the decision to change and respect your chassis by taking care of it through good fitness and nutrition (Yes, we will discuss fuel/nutrition. You can't expect high performance from low-grade fuel).
The Details: Typical membership is three scheduled sessions per week. Sessions will have a maximum of 6 athletes and last about an hour. We also offer the UCanRow2 Row and Go, a no-frills open rowing or skiing option. See below for more info.
Monthly Fee (3 sessions per week): $79
Assessment Fee: $25 (waived with the purchase of at least three months of classes)
Unlimited monthly classes: $90
Meter Club: (Row/Ski only – no class, just come in and row or ski on your own): $35
Private Training: $75/session
Body Shop class drop-in: $20
10 Row/Ski punchcard (valid for 3 months from date of purchase): $70
Row/Ski Drop in: $10
Requirements: Evaluation and assessment (by appointment) prior to start are essential for your success. The $25 assessment fee is waived if your purchase a minimum of 3 months of classes. Liability waivers must be completed with membership purchase.
Ready to start? Email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 906-370-4565 to set up your assessment meeting.
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Row or SkiErg to health and fitness. Participate in the Concept2 challenges on Team UCanRow2. No frills! Easy rules for use then you Row and Go!
You must complete a health history prior to start
You must know how to use the equipment
New to Concept2 equipment? You must make an appointment for an equipment introduction with Terry before beginning.
All regular rules for facility use apply
*Hours of operation for Row and Go
Saturday – 9AM-12PM
Sunday – Closed
*Hours are subject to change based on demand and availability. Hours may be extended during busy times like the World Erg Challenge March 15-April 15. Changes will be posted in advance.
Learn to row/ski, or technique tuneup lesson by appointment with Terry: $20
Monthly unlimited use during posted hours: $35
10 Row/Ski punchcard $50 (expires 3 months from date of purchase)
Drop in: $10
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August 24, 2016
Gateway Provider Expanding to Middle East
Aug. 14, 2014
United Thinkers, a New York City-based provider of open-source payment technology, yesterday announced its flagship gateway product UniPay will be available in Dubai with pending integrations currently underway in Europe. The company said UniPay's open-source platform facilitates transaction processing through its UniCharge module and a recurring-billing feature through the UniBill module. The platform is currently deployed with partners in North America and Australia, with the European and Middle East integrations on the way. United Thinkers said it does not intend to stop there.
"As a result of the payment processing industry market consolidation, companies around the world face similar problems, so we are trying to come up with universal solutions for everyone," said United Thinkers President Eugene Kipnis. "Recently, we've been getting many requests from countries, where the online payment industry is rapidly developing, particularly, from South America and the African continent. At the beginning of 2014 we signed our first partnership in Australia. With the coming partnership we are expanding into the Middle East, while in the nearest future we are planning to develop new integration partnerships in South America and East Asia."


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Hugo Chavez Needs YOU, Tweeters!
After his Parrot, nicknamed Little Castro, asked him to join Twitter, Little Castro thought it was a bird lover's club, Chavez hired 200 people to assist him in managing the account. Those on Twitter know how difficult managing a single account can be, so cut Chavez some slack.
Now Chavez and Little Castro have a new vision of how to use Twitter. Ferreting out currency speculators.
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Fireplace Mantels
We are proud to be the largest supplier of top quality reclaimed wood fireplace mantels in Ohio
There are endless possibilities with Reclaimed Wood Mantels! Contact us with the details of your project and we can send you an e-mail with pictures of different mantel styles that might fit your need. We can also schedule a viewing of our show room and lumberyard by request. You'll feel like a kid in a candy store! We have every size ranging from great big lodge style mantels, medium statement maker mantels and small cabin conversation stater mantels.
So, what do you envision?
Ohio Valley Reclaimed Wood has over 200 top quality reclaimed wood mantels in our warehouse and showroom. Most of our reclaimed fireplace mantels are handpicked from mid-1800's Ohio barns. You can personally select your one of a kinda authentic reclaimed mantel and take it back to its special new home today.
We let you personalize your reclaimed fireplace mantel…
We keep a large inventory of mantels.
We have found the best way to choose exactly what you are looking for is to scan or print what you see, get a feel for texture and color and then give us a call or e-mail. Please note, There are no two alike.
We have Mantels that are:
- Hand Hewn Beams
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- 4" to 6" Planking
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Vigil held for cab driver murdered
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Strangers collect money for the family of a taxi driver who was killed while on the job.
Papa Thiam was found in his cab near the intersection of Garden Green way and Mansfield drive Sunday night.
He'd been robbed and shot.
Police arrested three teenagers, ages 15, 16 and 17, in connection with the homicide.
Thiam's family says he worked for the Yellow Cab Company five years.
Wednesday night LYFT drivers, who'd never met him, held a vigil for their fellow cab driver.
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New, general features
Maildir-flag synchronization
Notmuch now knows how to synchronize flags in maildir filenames with tags in the notmuch database. The following flag/tag mappings are supported:
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The synchronization occurs in both directions, (for example, adding the 'S' flag to a file will cause the "unread" tag to be added, and adding the "replied" tag to a message will cause the file to be renamed with an 'R' flag).
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Exercise Timing and Testosterone: What is The Best Time and Order of the Training?
It's a well accepted fact that weight training stimulates testosterone production, while certain types of cardiovascular training (especially HIIT) can do the same. What is not often talked about, is the best time to train or the effect of training order, which is what this article should answer. In particular, we're going to focus on two big questions:
- Does it matter for T production if you do cardio after or before weight training?
- Is there a best time to workout for muscle gain and for T production (AM vs PM)?
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Training Order and Timing for Optimal T Stimulation
First of, the question about training order. Should you be hitting the weights before or after cardiovascular training?
…The "classic" cardio first, weights second order seems to be the best for hormone stimulation.
In fact, a study by Rosa et al. shows some very promising evidence for doing cardio first:
The researchers had 14 male subjects who were divided into 2 groups…
…The first group did 32 minutes of interval running on a treadmill before hitting the weights for a resistance training routine, consisting of various classic movements in manner of doing three sets of 10 reps at 70% of their 1-rep max.
The second group did the same stuff in reverse order, weight training first and then 32 minutes of interval running.
Immediately after the exercise regimen, the group that did cardio first had 7x higher serum testosterone levels (yes that's not a typo, seven times…) The cardio first group had significantly higher post-exercise growth hormone levels too.
Why would the cardio first option be so much better? The researchers suggest that it's all about stimulus interference that occurs if you do cardio after weights, and that sure does make sense.
NOTE: Post-exercise hormone fluctuations are not to be taken too seriously, since a) in many cases they quickly return back close to baseline and b) it takes constantly elevated hormone levels to actually cause significant differences in the rate of muscle growth. However, having 7x higher testosterone levels after your training sessions for multiple times a week, should over time – in my humble opinion – cause some major positive adaptations in the endocrine system.
When is the best time to workout then? For the sake of testosterone, is it better to train at AM or PM?
The answer is simple, it doesn't matter. Common sense would suggest that morning training should be better since testosterone levels are highest in the morning. However, few studies have shown that over long-term period of time, there is no best time to workout during the day. Resistance training increases testosterone levels, regardless of the time of the day (study, study).
Bottom line: Doing cardio before resistance training is significantly more "anabolic" than doing weights before cardio. These results however, are observed immediately post-exercise and likely fall back close to the baseline pretty quickly (hence, even though the increase in T is significant, it probably won't do much for muscle growth). As for the best time to train, train whenever you feel like it, increases in testosterone occur similarly in the morning and evening.
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This seems very interesting and I'd like to add my personal experience, since this April, I've been doing HIIT at 5:30am in a nearby park followed by a session on kettlebell weigh lifting, 3 times a week, and at that time I noticed that my overall mood was much better that the days I didn't workout.
However this November I started to do my workouts at evening, because at 5:30 is chilly and rainy, and found out that I can run faster and weight heavier than at morning, and also noticed that I can lost more weight working out at PM than AM.


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Key to happiness: Finding your personal strengths
Turn to the person next to you and tell them a story about when you were at your absolute best. Not a humble story, in which you downplay your strengths or try to share credit with others, but a true story about a time when you shined and were absolutely amazing. Even though talking about our strengths violates many of our cultural taboos, research shows that identifying and using your strengths actually leads to more happiness, less depression and greater feelings of connection. As if that weren't enough, strengths are also associated with persevering longer on difficult activities and with a greater chance of achieving your goals. Here's how to find your strengths and use them to live to your fullest potential.
Ways to find your personal strengths
We all have strengths, and there are a number of ways you can come to learn about your own strengths.
Pay attention to what others say
A good way to discover your strengths is by paying attention to the compliments you receive from others. Chances are, you have a lifetime of experience of people labeling your strengths for you. Perhaps they say "I could never be as brave as you" or "I admire how forgiving you are." In each case these compliments likely represent your true personal strengths.
Look for what energizes you in the present
What activities really excite your enthusiasm? What tasks do you find yourself gravitating towards? Which activities do you seem to learn very easily? The answers will point you directly at a whole set of strengths. Once you have identified a few core strengths — those that really describe you well — you can work on developing them and begin to live to your potential.
Take a strengths survey
There are a number of widely used assessments that can help you identify strengths and weaknesses. The Realise 2 (www.realise2.com) helps you to understand 60 different attributes as strengths you use, strengths you don't use, behaviors you learn or weaknesses. It also comes with a personal development plan ($25). Assessing and finding your strengths and weaknesses is an important first step.
Use your strengths in the right amount
I once coached a woman who was extraordinarily creative. The problem was that she was sometimes too creative -- always spinning new ideas without evaluating and following through on the old ideas. Although it was a counterintuitive solution, her best course of development was to "dial down" her strength of creativity. Sometimes using a strength less can be as powerful in living to your potential as using that strength without control or direction. A key to happiness is embracing moderation and balance.
Use the right strength
Although you might have a personal strength in humor, forgiveness or attention to detail, these strengths can be misused. Typically, when people confront a problem they look to their own strengths as potential solutions and try to "force" these on the situation. Unfortunately, this can lead to the wrong strengths being put into play. When confronted with a problem ask yourself which specific strengths the situation calls for. Let the situation determine which of your strengths you put on the table. In some cases, the most appropriate strengths may not be the strengths you have. In these instances, try enlisting the help of others or collaborating to get the job done. Knowing which strengths to use, and asking others for help, can be a real key to happiness.
Put weaknesses in their proper place
It is normal to think we can improve ourselves the most by tackling our deficits, but consider this metaphor: Sometimes a sailboat has a little leak, and this is the weakness. It is important to pay attention to these weaknesses because you do not want your boat to sink. But even if you bail out the water or patch the hole, your actions will not propel your boat forward. For that, you need the sails. Focusing on weaknesses helps prevent you from failing, but success is found in the energy and forward momentum of strengths.
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Hot Air Popper Popcorn Maker
Since its conception in the 1970s, the hot air popper popcorn maker has enjoyed quite a following, at least in the popcorn-making industry, to the point that some companies in the appliance business even modified their product lines that was supposed to manufacture hair dryers. And who wouldn't want a popcorn maker that produces healthier snacks, and is low-maintenance as well. You see, liquids like oil and butter usually makes any appliance messy. But the real dealmaker is that these popcorn makers are an ideal choice for people who want to enjoy a fun snack without compromising health.
How the Hot Air Popper Popcorn Maker Works
A hot air popper popcorn maker works by spinning the raw kernels on a central chamber. As the kernels swirl and eventually get to the vanes, hot air is introduced. Because of this heat, water inside the kernels is converted to steam, which consequently makes the fibrous hull expand. When the fibrous hull cannot take any more pressure, it, well, 'pops' and the fibers that are inside the kernel mix with the air. With that, popcorn is produced. Since the popcorn is now lighter, thanks to the water-in-the-kernel that was no longer there by evaporation, it is easier to blow the kernel out. Most air poppers have a receiving chamber or the finished products, but you might want to get a bowl ready for those that were built without one, or for one that might overflow.
Benefits of the Hot Air Popper Popcorn Maker
Popcorn in itself is a very healthy snack. They are rich in fiber, which makes it a digestive tract-friendly food. It is also low-fat and contains very little sugar. They also have no sodium, unless of course you sprinkle some salt for flavor. They are easily considered a healthy snack for these reasons. However, preparing them with oil and cutter, especially in large amounts, or when you frequently indulge in some, may not be good at all for your heart – or your figure.
Some people also do not want the taste of oil to interfere with the flavor that they want, so they opt for hot air popper popcorn makers. Besides, hot air poppers generally produce fluffier popcorns and are less likely to produce unpopped corn kernels, when compared to oil-based poppers. However, if you want the good old buttery popcorn taste, you may not find hot air-popped corn kernels to your liking.
A hot air popper popcorn maker is the popper of choice for the health enthusiast. However, it may not be for anyone. If you are someone who would like to enjoy popcorn minus the guilt and the worries brought by unhealthy snacking, its high time you get one.
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X-axis motor jamming when calibrating
I just finished assemblying my Prusa i3 MK2 and the selfcheck went fine, however, the XYZ calibration seems to cause issues. My x-axis motor stops spinning and makes a loud noise - as if something is blocking the wagon with the extruder. If I shut down the printer I can easily move it myself.
What could cause this? And what should I do?
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